2015 Supercup season

**2015 Supercup season**

Competition	Supercup
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	17
Mod Used	Custom
Carshape	Formula Nippon
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Drivers	-
Teams	15
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Supercup Seasons
2005 · 2006 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022

GPVWC series in 2015
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Open Series
Other series
World Sport Series International Touring Cup World GT Atlantic Series

The 2015 Supercup season will be the 8th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2015 participation.

Supercup Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Twitch Enterprise GP	Bromley, England	EGP	SC-015	G	26	Jonathan Holmes	1-7	Hansko Mebius
					52	Hansko Mebius	1
						Morten Wernersen	2
						Nico Barclay	3-6
						Argo Teder	7
Fox Racing	Kessel, Belgium	Fox	SC-015	G	31	Roy Verzijl	1-7	Andrew Waring
					41	Christoph Lichtenstein	1-2, 4
						Andrew Waring	3
						Sandeep Chodha	5
						Tomeu Cabrer	6
						Calvin Hermse	7
Malta Force GP	Siggiewi, Malta	Malta Force	SC-015	G	44	Jason Muscat	1-2, 4-7	Bence Zsupanek
					44	Bence Zsupanek	3
					87	Terence Grech	1-2, 4-7
					87	Sandeep Chodha	3
Measuric Racing	Bennekom, The Netherlands	Measuric	SC-015	G	16	Christof Schgör	1¹-3, 7	Wopke Hoekstra
					16	Wopke Hoekstra	1¹, 4-5
					55	Wopke Hoekstra	7
						Pedro Melim	1-3
						Chris Butcher	4-5
						Morten Wernersen	6
Racing Aces PB	Swindon, England	PB	SC-015	G	37	Balint Hammer	1-3	Balint Hammer
						Adam Rouse	4-5
						Lewis McGlade	7
					73	Philip Cullen	1-6
Positive SimRacing	Madrid, Spain	Positive	SC-015	G	17	Kevin Siggy	1-6	Fernando Guerrero
					17	Olli Pelkonen	7
					23	Luis Mesa	1-3, 6-7
					23	Fernando Guerrero	5
Satellite Racing	West Palm Beach, FL, United States	Satellite	SC-015	G	32	Sven de Vries	1-7	Eric Stranne
Satellite Racing	West Palm Beach, FL, United States	Satellite	SC-015	G	64	Menno Klont	1-7	Eric Stranne
SimCraft Racing	Marietta, GA, United States	SimCraft	SC-015	G	22	Tom van der Voort	1-7	TBC
					63	Tom Parker	1-3
					63	Pedro Melim	4-7
Smile Power Racing	Bristol, England	Smile	SC-015	G	47	Dennis Jordan	1-7	Robert Wiesenmüller Mike Bell
					48	Robert Wiesenmüller	1
						Marcel Rautter	2-6
						Mike Bell	7
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	SC-015	G	56	Mark Fuller	1-7	Todor Pangev Luka Peklaj
					96	Todor Pangev	1, 4-5, 7
						Calvin Hermse	2-3
						Luka Peklaj	6
Storm Racing Team	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Storm	SC-015	G	75	Adrian McNaughton	1-7	TBC
Storm Racing Team	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Storm	SC-015	G	80	Emanuel Gaczella	1-7	TBC
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	SC-015	G	67	Douwe Tapper	1-7	Tommi Ojala Danny Asbury
					68	Scott Bennett	1
						Danny Asbury	2-4
						Tommi Ojala	5-6
TSA Racing	Stowmarket, England	TSA	SC-015	G	18	Matt Richards	1-3, 5, 7	Scott Berrisford
					18	Scott Berrisford	4
					28	Sven Schubert	1, 4-7
					28	Rob Mason	2-3
Walk Racing	Vaslui, Romania	Walk	SC-015	G	50	Ruud Heesterbeek	1-7	TBC
Walk Racing	Vaslui, Romania	Walk	SC-015	G	84	Risto Kappet	1-7	TBC
Wauters Automotive	Tielrode, Belgium	Wauters	SC-015	G	30	David Francic	1-7	Sandeep Chodha
Wauters Automotive	Tielrode, Belgium	Wauters	SC-015	G	33	David Jundt	1-7	Sandeep Chodha

¹ At Round 1 in Australia, Christof Schgör qualified the #16 car but failed to start race 1. Wopke Hoekstra would then drive in his place for race 2.

Team changes

Edonis Engineering was automatically promoted to the Superleague after winning the 2014 Supercup season Teams' Championship.
FA Racing chose not to apply for 2015 ending a 3-year involvement in the Career Ladder.
Centurion Grand Prix and Scuderia Basilea were both demoted to Formula Challenge after 2 years in the Supercup.

New entries

Walk Racing gained automatic promotion through winning the 2014 Formula Challenge season Teams' Championship.
Enterprise GP and Smile Power Racing were both promoted after strong seasons in Formula Challenge; both teams finishing in the top five of 2014.
ST Racing was demoted to Supercup following five years in the Superleague after a number of years of finishing in the bottom three of the Constructors' Championsip.

2015 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Start Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	Mixed	rFactor v1255	25th February	14:00	19:00
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Dry	rFactor v1255	11th March	18:00	19:00
3	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Dry	rFactor v1255	25th March	14:00	19:00
4	Portuguese Grand Prix	Portuguese GP	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	TBC	rFactor v1255	8th April	14:00	19:00
5	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	TBC	rFactor v1255	22nd April	14:00	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	rFactor v1255	6th May	14:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	rFactor v1255	20th May	14:00	19:00
8	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	rFactor v1255	3rd June	14:00	19:00
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	rFactor v1255	17th June	14:00	19:00
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	rFactor v1255	1st July	14:00	19:00
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	rFactor v1255	29th July	14:00	19:00
12	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	rFactor v1255	12th August	14:00	19:00
13	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	rFactor v1255	26th August	20:00	19:00
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	rFactor v1255	9th September	14:00	19:00
15	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	rFactor v1255	23rd September	17:00	19:00
16	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	rFactor v1255	7th October	14:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	rFactor v1255	21st October	14:00	19:00

Testing

The 2015 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Pre-Season Test	18th February 2015	Circuito de Jerez, Andalucia

Calendar changes

The Malaysian, Chinese and German Supercup Grands Prix were all removed from the calender
The Portuguese, Turkish and Singapore Supercup Grands Prix all made their return to Supercup calender after a 4, 1 and 2 year absence respectively.

Rule changes

Sporting

A new Team Numbers system was implemented into the Career Ladder for 2015. This meant that all teams across the Ladder held their own numbers instead of having them determined by finishing position of the following year.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round		Grand Prix	Pole Position	Pole Time	Fastest Lap	F/L Time	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Supercup Australian Grand Prix	Tom Parker	1:30.274	Philip Cullen	1:41.163	Menno Klont	Satellite Racing	Report
1	R2	Supercup Australian Grand Prix			Tom van der Voort	1:29.479	Sven de Vries	Satellite Racing	Report
2	R3	Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix	Kevin Siggy¹	1:35.331	Tom Parker	1:35.740	Tom van der Voort	SimCraft Racing	Report
2	R4	Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix			Sven de Vries	1:35.646	Ruud Heesterbeek	Walk Racing	Report
3	R5	Supercup Spanish Grand Prix	Emanuel Gaczella	1:22.810	Ruud Heesterbeek	1:23.180	Ruud Heesterbeek	Walk Racing	Report
3	R6	Supercup Spanish Grand Prix			Tom Parker	1:23.059	Ruud Heesterbeek	Walk Racing	Report
4	R7	Supercup Portuguese Grand Prix	Risto Kappet	1:22.671	Emanuel Gaczella	1:25.616	Jason Muscat	Malta Force	Report
4	R8	Supercup Portuguese Grand Prix			Emanuel Gaczella	1:22.808	Tom van der Voort	SimCraft Racing	Report
5	R9	Supercup Turkish Grand Prix	Sven de Vries	1:30.407	Sven de Vries	1:30.927	Sven de Vries	Satellite Racing	Report
5	R10	Supercup Turkish Grand Prix			Kevin Siggy	1:30.827	Kevin Siggy	Positive SimRacing	Report
6	R11	Supercup Monaco Grand Prix	Emanuel Gaczella	1:17.167	Risto Kappet	1:17.615	Ruud Heesterbeek	Walk Racing	Report
6	R12	Supercup Monaco Grand Prix			Kevin Siggy	1:18.152	Menno Klont	Satellite Racing	Report
7	R13	Supercup Canadian Grand Prix							Report
7	R14	Supercup Canadian Grand Prix							Report
8	R15	Supercup British Grand Prix							Report
8	R16	Supercup British Grand Prix							Report
9	R17	Supercup Austrian Grand Prix							Report
9	R18	Supercup Austrian Grand Prix							Report
10	R19	Supercup Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
10	R20	Supercup Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
11	R21	Supercup Belgian Grand Prix							Report
11	R22	Supercup Belgian Grand Prix							Report
12	R23	Supercup Italian Grand Prix							Report
12	R24	Supercup Italian Grand Prix							Report
13	R25	Supercup Singapore Grand Prix							Report
13	R26	Supercup Singapore Grand Prix							Report
14	R27	Supercup Japanese Grand Prix							Report
14	R28	Supercup Japanese Grand Prix							Report
15	R29	Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
15	R30	Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
16	R31	Supercup United States Grand Prix							Report
16	R32	Supercup United States Grand Prix							Report
17	R33	Supercup Brazilian Grand Prix							Report
17	R34	Supercup Brazilian Grand Prix							Report

¹ Though Kevin Siggy did take pole position at the 2015 Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix, due to a ten-place grid penalty he had picked up from the previous round in Australia it was in fact Tom van der Voort who started Race 1 from pole position.

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR		MON		CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JAP	UAE	USA	BRA	Points
1	Ruud Heesterbeek	Ret	Ret	2	1	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	4												202
2	Sven de Vries	3	1	3	2	3	6	8	5	1	4	5	14												173
3	Jason Muscat	2	2	4	4			1	14	6	3	6	2												149
4	Kevin Siggy	Ret	9	7	3	4	8	5	Ret	2	1	4	12												126
5	Emanuel Gaczella	15	11	6	21	7	3	10	3	4	5	3	3												119
6	Tom van der Voort	5	5	1	8	6	5	7	1	10	Ret	20^†	Ret												116
7	Risto Kappet	18	19	11	9	5	7	4	2	13	8	2	15												97
8	Menno Klont	1	7	12	11	19	11	Ret	17	8	10	7	1												96
9	David Francic	12	18	9	20	8	9	6	6	7	7	12	5												79
10	David Jundt	9	3	18	6	10	24	3	12	18	21	9	19												66
11	Philip Cullen	4	16	5	24	21	12	15	7	DNS	9	10	7												60
12	Jonathan Holmes	8	4	10	5	16	10	9	9	17	Ret	Ret	Ret												58
13	Pedro Melim	11	8	Ret	17	9	2	11	Ret	11	Ret	17	10												56
14	Tom Parker	6	15	8	Ret	2	4																		52
15	Adrian McNaughton	Ret	23	15	7	Ret	22	18	20^†	14	12	13	9												26
16	Christof Schgör	DNS		13	12	Ret	20					8	6												25
17	Dennis Jordan	16	14	14	13	14	16	12	Ret	12	11	16	13												25
18	Marcel Rautter			Ret	16	11	13	13	19^†	5	Ret	15	16												23
19	Luis Mesa	DNS	6	16	Ret	Ret	23					11	8												23
20	Roy Verzijl	13	12	19	14	13	14	Ret	15	15	14	Ret	DNS												18
21	Wopke Hoekstra		DSQ					17	Ret	9	6														17
22	Robert Wiesenmüller	7	10																						15
23	Danny Asbury			23	15	12	15	16	8																14
24	Douwe Tapper	10	21	17	19	17	21	Ret	11	Ret	17	Ret	17												11
25	Scott Berrisford							14	10																8
26	Balint Hammer	14	DNS	22	10	DSQ	DSQ																		8
27	Sven Schubert	22	21					Ret	DNS	26^†	DNS	14	11												7
28	Adam Rouse							19	13	22	15														4
29	Matt Richards	17	22	Ret	Ret		18			21	13														3
30	Terence Grech	20	13	20	18			Ret	18	19	16	19	18												3
31	Sandeep Chodha					15	19			23	Ret														1
32	Nico Barclay					18	17	20	Ret	16	18	18	Ret												0
33	Chris Butcher							22^†	16	20	23														0
34	Hansko Mebius	19	17																						0
35	Fernando Guerrero									Ret	19														0
36	Luka Peklaj											Ret	20												0
37	Tommi Ojala									24	20	Ret	DNS												0
38	Mark Fuller	Ret	26	25	23	20	Ret	21	DSQ	25	22	Ret	21												0
39	Scott Bennett	21	20																						0
40	Todor Pangev	Ret	DNS					23^†	21^†	Ret	DNS														0
41	Morten Wernersen			21	27^†							Ret	DNS												0
42	Rob Mason			24	22	Ret	26																		0
43	Christoph Lichtenstein	23	25	26	25			Ret	Ret																0
44	Andrew Waring					Ret	25																		0
45	Calvin Hermse			DNS	26	Ret	Ret																		0
46	Tomeu Cabrer											Ret	Ret												0
47	Bence Zsupanek					Ret	DNS																		0
Pos	Driver	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR		MON		CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	UAE	USA	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Car No.	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR		MON		CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	UAE	USA	BRA	Points
1	Walk Racing	50	Ret	Ret	2	1	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	4												299
1	Walk Racing	84	18	19	11	9	5	7	4	2	13	8	2	15												299
2	Satellite Racing	32	3	1	3	2	3	6	8	5	1	4	5	14												269
2	Satellite Racing	64	1	7	12	11	19	11	Ret	17	8	10	7	1												269
3	SimCraft Racing	22	5	5	1	8	6	5	7	1	10	Ret	20^†	Ret												184
3	SimCraft Racing	63	6	15	8	Ret	2	4	11	Ret	11	Ret	17	10												184
4	Malta Force GP	44	2	2	4	4	Ret	DNS	1	14	6	3	6	2												153
4	Malta Force GP	87	20	13	20	18	15	19	Ret	18	19	16	19	18												153
5	Positive SimRacing	17	Ret	9	7	3	4	8	5	Ret	2	1	4	12												149
5	Positive SimRacing	23	DNS	6	16	Ret	Ret	23			Ret	19	11	8												149
6	Storm Racing Team	75	Ret	23	15	7	Ret	22	18	20^†	14	12	13	9												145
6	Storm Racing Team	80	15	11	6	21	7	3	10	3	4	5	3	3												145
7	Wauters Automotive	30	12	18	9	20	8	9	6	6	7	7	12	5												145
7	Wauters Automotive	33	9	3	18	6	10	24	3	12	18	21	9	19												145
8	Measuric Racing	16	DNS	DSQ	13	12	Ret	20	17	Ret	9	6	8	6												82
8	Measuric Racing	55	11	8	Ret	17	9	2	22^†	16	20	23	Ret	DNS												82
9	Racing Aces PB	37	14	DNS	22	10	DSQ	DSQ	19	13	22	15														72
9	Racing Aces PB	73	4	16	5	24	21	12	15	7	DNS	9	10	7												72
10	Smile Power Racing	47	16	14	14	13	14	16	12	Ret	12	11	16	13												63
10	Smile Power Racing	48	7	10	Ret	16	11	13	13	19^†	5	Ret	15	16												63
11	Twitch Enterprise GP	26	8	4	10	5	16	10	9	9	17	Ret	Ret	Ret												58
11	Twitch Enterprise GP	52	19	17	21	27^†	18	17	20	Ret	16	18	18	Ret												58
12	Streetfighter Racing Systems	67	10	21	17	19	17	21	Ret	11	Ret	17	Ret	17												25
12	Streetfighter Racing Systems	68	21	20	23	15	12	15	16	8	24	20	Ret	DNS												25
13	TSA Racing	18	17	22	Ret	Ret		18	14	10	21	13														18
13	TSA Racing	28	22	21	24	22	Ret	26	Ret	DNS	26^†	DNS	14	11												18
14	Fox Racing	31	13	12	19	14	13	14	Ret	15	15	14	Ret	DNS												18
14	Fox Racing	41	23	25	26	25	Ret	25	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	Ret	Ret												18
15	ST Racing	56	Ret	26	25	23	20	Ret	21	DSQ	25	22	Ret	21												0
15	ST Racing	96	Ret	DNS	DNS	26	Ret	Ret	23^†	21^†	Ret	DNS	Ret	20												0
Pos	Team	Car No.	AUS		BAH		ESP		POR		TUR		MON		CAN	GBR	AUT	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	UAE	USA	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)